MatchCard Science© Force and Motion - 6

Define speed, velocity, momentum, and acceleration.

SPEED

VELOCITY

MOMENTUM

ACCELERATION

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 MatchCard Science© Force and Motion - 6
Define speed, velocity, momentum, and acceleration.
Use a toy car to compare speed, velocity,
momentum, and acceleration.
Discuss the velocity if a car went 50 mph in one
direction for 2 hours, then turned back for 30
minutes. Compare speed and velocity. Think of
Make up word problems with the speed of a car. an airplane that travels in 3-dimensions.

SPEED
Amount of distance in a given time
Rate = distance
time
r= d/t “60 mph”

VELOCITY

Speed in a specific direction

"North at 15 mph "

MOMENTUM

Power of a moving object to keep moving

Mass X Velocity

ACCELERATION
The change in speed over time

Measured in meters per second per second

Change in speed
Time…….
What would cause more damage – a small car or a
large truck going 25 mph that hit a building?
Discuss momentum and the formula to calculate it.
"6 m/s/s"
Example: Your toy car is going 5 meters per second for 2 seconds,
then 10 meters per second for 2 seconds, then 15 meters per second
for two seconds. What is the acceleration?
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